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Pyrgos, Elis

Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°26′E / 37.667°N 21.433°E / 37.667; 21.433
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Pyrgos
Πύργος
Settlement
Pyrgos municipality
Pyrgos municipality
Official seal of Pyrgos
Pyrgos is located in Greece
Pyrgos
Pyrgos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°26′E / 37.667°N 21.433°E / 37.667; 21.433
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
Government
 • MayorGavrilis Liatsis
Area
 • Municipal unit170.9 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
Highest elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
35,572
 • Municipal unit density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Community
25,180
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
271 xx
Area code(s)26210
Vehicle registrationHA
Website[1] [2]

Pyrgos (Template:Lang-el) is the capital of the Elis regional unit in Greece. The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain, 4 kilometres (2 miles) from the Ionian Sea. The river Alfeios flows into sea about 7 km (4 mi) south of Pyrgos. The population of the town Pyrgos is 25,180, and of the municipality 47,995 (2011). Pyrgos is 16 km (10 mi) west of Olympia, 16 km (10 mi) southeast of Amaliada, 70 km (43 mi) southwest of Patras and 85 km (53 mi) west of Tripoli.

Historical population

Year Town population Municipal unit population Municipality population
1981 21,958 - -
1991 28,465 39,183 -
2001 23,791 34,902 51,777
2011 24,359 35,572 47,995

Municipality

The Latseio City Hall of Pyrgos.

The municipality Pyrgos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 456.610 km2, the municipal unit 170.866 km2.[3]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Pyrgos is divided into the following communities (settlements within the communities given in brackets):

History

History of the name

In the 1510s, during Ottoman rule over Greece, a villager from Tsorota of Kalavryta decided to move and reform the area of Pyrgos which up until then was uncultivated. During this reformation he found in a well a large amount of gold ancient coins which he delivered to the Sultan as the rightful owner. The Sultan, Selim I (1470-1520), in order to honor his integrity named him ruler of the region (1512) and gave him a great acreage expanding from Alfeios river until the village Agios Ioannis which is located near Katakolo (the main port of the Elis region). This area was encompassing today’s Pyrgos and was uninhabited. According to the stories the new ruler built a great tower (Πύργος, pyrgos in Greek) on a hill in order to supervise his fields and his flocks. This was the first settlement of the area.[4][5][6]

Climate

Pyrgos has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) with hot and dry summers and rainy winters with generally mild temperatures. Annual precipitation is sizeable, above 900 mm, and it peaks in late autumn.

Climate data for Pyrgos
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)
15.0
(59.0)
17.2
(63.0)
19.8
(67.6)
24.6
(76.3)
28.9
(84.0)
31.7
(89.1)
31.8
(89.2)
29.1
(84.4)
24.7
(76.5)
19.3
(66.7)
15.9
(60.6)
22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
10.1
(50.2)
12.2
(54.0)
15.0
(59.0)
19.6
(67.3)
23.8
(74.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.1
(79.0)
23.0
(73.4)
18.5
(65.3)
13.9
(57.0)
11.0
(51.8)
17.4
(63.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
5.1
(41.2)
6.3
(43.3)
8.6
(47.5)
12.0
(53.6)
14.9
(58.8)
17.0
(62.6)
17.4
(63.3)
15.1
(59.2)
12.3
(54.1)
9.1
(48.4)
6.5
(43.7)
10.8
(51.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 136.4
(5.37)
111.5
(4.39)
71.5
(2.81)
63.3
(2.49)
24.0
(0.94)
8.2
(0.32)
4.5
(0.18)
14.7
(0.58)
27.7
(1.09)
103.4
(4.07)
194.0
(7.64)
161.7
(6.37)
920.9
(36.25)
Average rainy days 12.2 11.5 9.6 8.5 5.6 1.9 0.7 1.3 3.2 8.0 12.2 13.2 87.9
Average relative humidity (%) 73.5 71.8 71.1 70.5 67.7 62.4 60.1 62.5 67.0 70.8 75.2 75.5 69.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 143.2 147.4 193.4 227.2 285.3 332.3 360.4 333.9 263.6 215.2 152.5 124.9 2,779.3
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service [7]

Transportation

The bus terminal in Pyrgos.

Pyrgos has a train station with regular trains to the port of Katakolo and Olympia. Service on the line from Patras to Kalamata via Pyrgos has been suspended in 2011. Pyrgos has a bus terminal, served by KTEL Ileias, with regular buses for the regional routes to most places in Elis as well as for intercity routes to larger cities such as Patras, Kalamata, Ioannina, Athens and Thessaloniki.[8] The Greek National Road 9 connects Pyrgos with Patras and Kyparissia, the Greek National Road 74 run from Pyrgos to Tripoli via Olympia.

Sporting teams

  • Paniliakos (played in the first division during the 2003–2004 season)

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ Κάπος, Μιλτιάδης (1996). Η Ηλεία στο μύθο και την ιστορία. Athens. ISBN 9789608301078.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Δόξας, Τάκης (1965). Το χρονικό του Πύργου. Pyrgos.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Η πόλη του Πύργου και το όνομά της | Δημόσια Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη Πύργου". vivliothiki-pirgou.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  7. ^ "Mean Pyrgos Climatic Averages". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ^ KTEL Ileias